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$500 CASH PRIZE

DESIGN IT
LAUNCH IT
BEAT EVERYONE

GO BALLISTIC IS A one-day engineering competition for the next generation of aerospace builderS

EVENT COMING SOON...

THIS ISN’T A SCHOOL PROJECT

THIS IS ENGINEERING
UNDER PRESSURE

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Every team builds a complete flight system.
Every design choice reveals itself in flight.
Performance decides everything.


One flight. One shot at glory.

MISSION DETAILS

THE MISSION

ALTITUDE. TIMING. LANDING.

THE MISSION IS PRECISION

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MISSION OVERVIEW

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MISSION OVERVIEW

EVERY POINT MATTERS

LOWEST SCORE WINS

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MISSION OVERVIEW

YOUR TEAM

ENGINEERED FOR FLIGHT

Design the airframe

Integrate the systems

Test, iterate, improve

Maximum Team Size

10

Minimum Team Size

3

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FOR MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS

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ONE DAY
ONE LAUNCH
ONE CHAMPION

$500 PRIZE EARNED ON LAUNCH DAY.

PERFORMANCE DECIDES EVERYTHING.

20+

Teams

100+

Engineers

20+

Launches

1

Champion

Redmond, Washington

60 Acres North

15200 NE 116th St

Redmond, WA 98052

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Detailed arrival, parking, and launch safety information will be sent to registered teams.

EVENT LOCATION

Team Check-In

8:00 AM

First Launch

9:00 AM

Parking

On-site parking available

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE

Who Can Compete

Middle School and High School Students

Teams may be school-affiliated, club-based, or independently organized

No prior rocketry experience required

Each team must have an adult member or coach

Safety First

All teams must complete a participant waiver and follow all launch site safety procedures.

THE PROVING GROUND

THIS ISN’T THEORY

This is engineering in the real world.
Design. Test. Fail. Improve.

The future won’t be built by people who only studied equations.  It will be built by people who can make ideas work.

Energy. Climate. Infrastructure. Flight. Space.

The world needs engineers who can design the impossible — and move the world forward.

Our future depends on it.

COLLABORATION

Backing the Next Generation

Supporting the next generation of engineers.

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